In the first Experts Only podcast episode of 2025, host Jon Powers, President of CleanCapital, spoke with CEBN President Lynn Abramson about effective advocacy strategies for engaging the 119th Congress and Trump Administration.
CEBN President Lynn Abramson recently sat down with Jon Powers of the Experts Only Podcast to share our recently released State of Clean Energy 2023 infographics and discuss advocacy, the industry’s impact, and current challenges.
Drew Bond, Co-Founder, President & CEO of C3 Solutions; Andy Barnes, Dir. of Policy and Communications at the Clean Energy Business Network; and Eva Garland, Ph.D., CEO and Founder of Eva Garland Consulting LLC coauthored an op-ed urging Congress to restore the full value of the Sec. 174 R&D tax deduction.
The op-ed is available at RealClearEnergy.org.
Politico Morning Energy | September 8, 2023 — On September 7th, CEBN sent a letter signed by 210 cleantech business leaders to every congressional office urging Congress to permanently restore immediate expensing under Sec. 174 as soon as practicable this Congress. The letter was covered by Politico Morning Energy.
Washington Post Climate 202 | September 7, 2023 — On September 7th, CEBN sent a letter signed by 210 cleantech business leaders to every congressional office urging Congress to permanently restore immediate expensing under Sec. 174 as soon as practicable this Congress. The letter was covered by the Washington Post’s Climate 202.
Bloomberg Law | July 20, 2023 — CEBN President Lynn Abramson was quoted by Bloomberg Law on the challenges that small businesses face in navigating government programs and the importance of addressing information gaps.
Houston Chronicle | August 10, 2022 — CEBN and BCSE’s support of the Inflation Reduction Act was mentioned in the Houston Chronicle’s article about the legislation published after the Senate passed the bill.
Karan Takhar interviewed CEBN President Lynn Abramson for the ZENERGY Podcast’s Leadership Series, discussing discussed near term obstacles for the growth of the U.S. clean energy economy, promising clean energy technologies, and investments and financing trends.
For the 4th consecutive year, CEBN convened a series of advocacy meetings with clean energy business leaders from 43 businesses across the country who met with Congressional offices to express support for bolstering federal cleantech RD&D programs and passing a clean energy reconciliation package. Learn more about these businesses and the policies they support.
This May, the Clean Energy Business Network is proud celebrate our 5-year anniversary. To mark this milestone, we want to thank BCSE for 5 years of successful partnership, and most importantly, we want to thank our members for being part of the network!
March 9, 2022 | Cipher — CEBN President Lynn Abramson explores the trifecta of policy solutions America has ready to deploy to support clean energy and bolster our national security. In an op-ed featured in Cipher, Abramson writes “National security, family budgets, and climate change are all on the line. By doubling down on clean energy, Americans will be paid back threefold.”
Washington Post Climate 202 | December 9, 2021 — CEBN’s letter calling on Congress to enact robust investments in Build Back Better received coverage from the Washington Post. This campaign has attracted coverage of national news outlets and has the support of 700+ business leaders representing over 500 businesses and all 50 states. CEBN shared the letter with the offices of all 50 Senate Democrats, demonstrating broad backing from the business community.
